A Cyclic MUX-DMUX Photonic Cross-Connect Architecture for Transparent Waveband Optical Networks

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 638-640

  Kaman, Volkan ^a   Zheng, Xuezhe ^a   Jerphagnon, Olivier ^a   Pusarla, Chandrasekhar ^a   Helkey, Roger J ^a   Bowers, John E ^a  

^a Calient Networks   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optoelectronics; Optical crosstalk; Photonic switching systems; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CROSSTALK; DEMULTIPLEXING; PHOTONS; SWITCHING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

PHOTONIC CROSS-CONNECTS (PXC); PHOTONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 1442287647     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.821244     Document Type: Article

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